Summer I Curriculum (Weeks 1-4)
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First Sunday 9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m. |
Daven |
| 9:45-10:30 |
Breakfast, Welcome and Overview |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:30 |
Humash & Rashi, How to prepare a d'var Torah |
| 12:30-5:00 |
Individual Diagnostics |
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Mondays & Tuesdays 7:30-8:45 a.m. |
Shaharit & Breakfast |
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8:45-9:45 a.m. |
Session I: Cantillation Torah and Haftarah Trop–Weekdays/Shabbat Asseret HaDibrot History of the Masoretic Text Use of Tikkun Methods of Teaching Trop |
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9:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon |
Session II: Cantillation Havruta |
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Lunch |
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1:00-2:00 p.m. |
Session III: Nusah I Daily Prayer Services Shabbat & Festivals Preliminary Prayers for Yamim Nora’im |
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2:00-4:00 p.m. |
Session IV: Nusah Havruta |
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Wednesdays-Fridays 7:30-8:45 a.m. |
Shaharit & Breakfast |
| 8:45-10:30 a.m. |
Session I: Cantillation Havruta continued |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon |
Session II: Principles of Prayer Structure of the Siddur Overview of Content and Meaning Becoming Familiar with Different Versions of the Siddur Laws of Prayer (with reference to different sources) |
| Lunch |
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| 1:00-2:30 p.m. |
Session III: Nusah Havruta continued |
| 2:30-4:00 p.m. |
Session IV: Principles & Procedures Organizational Principles of a Luni-Solar Year Reading the Lu-ah Correcting Mistakes for Torah Reading Calling to the Torah Order of Aliyot and Substitutions Computing Ritual Times Putting on Tefillin |
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Subsequent Sundays 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon |
Daven & Breakfast Humash & Rashi continued |
Practicum—While the summer programme is in process, the faculty advisors attempt to find each student opportunities in local congregations to publicly hone their newly developing skills.
Fall, Winter, Spring—Between the two summers, all students will arrange an approved Supervised Internship with the person and synagogue of their choice. There will also be Assigned Readings and several group Teleconferences.
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